Fund Details
2024 Destinations Florida Dave Warren Memorial Scholarship

Brief Description:

This scholarship opportunity is for incoming juniors and seniors attending accredited universities in the state of Florida who plan on making a career in the hospitality industry within the State of Florida.    Students majoring in Hospitality, Tourism, Events, and/or Marketing are eligible for consideration.

Students will be asked to write an essay on the importance of the Hospitality and Tourism industry in Florida and their goals for participating in that industry. Key factors in the selection of the scholarship recipients will be the personal goals of the students as expressed in their essay, their financial need, and their community involvement.

Description:

This scholarship opportunity is for incoming juniors and seniors attending accredited universities in the state of Florida who plan on making a career in the hospitality industry within the State of Florida.    Students majoring in Hospitality, Tourism, Events, and/or Marketing are eligible for consideration.

Students will be asked to write an essay on the importance of the Hospitality and Tourism industry in Florida and their goals for participating in that industry.  Key factors in the selection of the scholarship recipients will be the personal goals of the students as expressed in their essay, their financial need, and their community involvement.


Application Requirements: This application has required documents

  1. Your transcript.  Transcripts must include your name, grades for all courses taken including Fall 2023, and cumulative GPAs.  Unofficial transcripts and screenshots of portals are accepted as long as they have that information.
  2. Your resume.  Resumes should include work experience, extracurriculars, honors, leadership roles, etc.
  3. Your 2023-2024 FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR).  FAFSA SAR must be the full document length (about 9-11 pages).  If you are unable to complete your FAFSA prior to the application deadline or if you have other reasons for not submitting this document, then contact us at scholarships@cfsarasota.org to discuss an alternative source of financial documentation.  All conversations on this matter will be kept confidential.
  4. 1 Letter of Recommendation.  Your Letter of Recommendation cannot come from a relative.
***Due to the 2024-2025 FAFSA delays, please upload your 2023-2024 FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAI) by the deadline of March 15th. 

Optional Documents:
  1. Additional Attachments are optional.  If you have anything else you wish to share with the reviewers there is an Additional Attachment option.  This can be a second Letter of Recommendation, an artwork, a writing sample, a project, etc.

After You Submit Your Application:
  1. After you submit your application, you will receive an automatic email from admin@communityforce.com.  Your uploaded documents will be checked in by Community Foundation of Sarasota County staff within two weeks of you submitting your application.  If any document is incorrect or missing information you will be contacted via email from admin@communityforce.com or scholarships@cfsarasota.org.  These emails and the time to correct issues are time sensitive so we recommend checking your email at least twice a week for two weeks after you submit it as it can take up to two weeks to check in application documents.  If you do not hear about document issues from our staff by March 1st your application is complete.
  2. All scholarship determinations will be finalized March 12th.  You will be contacted via email by scholarships@cfsarasota.org on March 12th with scholarship determinations.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Scholarships Team at Scholarships@cfsarasota.org
Begin Accepting Applications Date:
12/15/2023
Deadline Date (EST Time Zone) :
3/17/2024 11:59 PM